Truck.



G. E. ROW.L

TRUCK. APPLICATION FILED APB. 13,191Q.

Patented `A4\.ug.9,1910.

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TTUHNEYS lTo all whom 'it may concern:

UNITED s'rArEs PATENT oEErcE.r

GEORGE EDWARD ROW, OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA.

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Be itknown that I, GEORGE yEnwAnD Row, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Omaha, in the county of Douglas and State of Nebraska, haveinvented a new and Improved Truck, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to trucks for vehicles, particularly for railway cars and the like, and has for an object to provide a truck i'n which the separate wheel-sets can be independently and quickly removed from the truckvbody, the truck, when assembled, possessing shock-absorbing features, adapted to minimize the jarringof the car body, oc-

casionedby the contact of the wheels and rails. For the purpose mentioned use is made of a journal box provided with extruck, parts being tended members for removable engagement with Vthe side pieces of the truck, and so arranged that the shock of the contacting rails and `wheels will be substantially absorbed by 'the journal box and adjacent members. A f' v Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings Yforming a part of this specification, in-which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, and in which- 4 v Figure 1 vis a side elevation of my car truck; Fig. 2 is a artial plan view of my broken 4away to disclose the underlying structure; Fig. 3 is a partial end view disclosing a wheel of my truck mounted ona rail, and Fig. 4 is a plan view of the journal box constituting a part of my truck.

Referring more particularly to the various views, I provide a truck 41 having wheels 2, mounted on axles 3 and comprising wheel-sets 4, oneo each of the wheel-sets 4 being mounted on a truck body. On each side of the truck 1v a side piece. 6 is mounted, preferably having an I-beam form of construction. The ends of the axles 3 are mounted in bearings of journal boxes 7 comprising a casing 71 l `having a cover 8. Suitable springs 9 are Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 9, 1910.

i .lpplcationled Apri1`13, 1910, Serial No. 555,140.

6, as will be easily seen in Fig. 1, and are removably secured to the side pieces 6 by bolts 13 passed through the members l2 and the side pieces 6, as will be easily seen by referring to Fig. 2.

In the use of my device, the trucks 1 are adapted to support a car body, mounted on theside pieces 6, cushioned on the journal boxes 7. `When a downward stress is exerted on the car body, the side rpieces move downward and the members 12 being pivoted to the side pieces 6, the downward thrust is absorbed by the members 12 and the springsi 9. Should the wheels in contact with the rails cause a jar or any slight" vibration, the same is absorbed by the members 12 and the springs 9, so `that the car body will not receive any concussion whatever. t

From the foregoin description it will be seen that a safe, relia le and comforteafford'- ing truck is provided, with parts of the same easily removable and adapted to con` stitute a cushion for absorbing` shocks.

Although I have shown a particular construction for the purpose of describing my invention, it will be understood that I do not limit myself thereto, the scope of my inventionbemg fully defined in the appended claims. v

Having thus described my invention, I claim as newand desire to secure by Letters Patent: j

1. A car truck having side pieces, journal boxes, and .spaced members movably connecting the"`side pieces`and adjacent journal boxes. i j

2. A car truck having side pieces, journal boxes, and spaced link members movably connecting the side pieces and adjacent journal boxes. v

3. A car truck having wheel sets, journal boxes, side pieces and spaced members movably connecting the side pieces and adjacent journal boxes. Y

4. A car truck `having wheel sets, journal boxes, side pieces and spaced link members ed intermediate the side pieces and adjacent journal boxes. j

7. A ear truck having 'wheel sets, journal boxes', side pieces and spaced members integral with the journal box and movably interposed between the 'side pieces and adjacent journal boxes.

8. A ear truck having wheel sets, journal boxes, side pieces and spaced link members G JORGE EDWARD ROW.

integral With the journal boxv and movably Y lVitnesses:

H. FISCHER, `H. P. ELsAssER.

interposed between the side pieces and adjacent journal boxes. 

